Sun and the Moon are the two sources of light during day and night, respectively. There are several theories about the Moon’s formation. It is generally believed that the Moon was formed out of destruction. About 4.5 billion years ago, something crashed into the young Earth and flung enough molten and vaporized debris into space to create the Moon. The early solar system would have been a chaotic, terrifying place. Visiting the Moon with the Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s revolutionized our understanding of the Moon’s origins. The Apollo evidence pointed to the Moon forming from … Continue reading How a 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Collision Created the Moon: Apollo’s Findings and Artemis’s Quest for More